New Delhi: “Losing Situational Awareness”.
Because of the sudden appearance of a thick cloud cover was the main reason behind the accident of the MI-17 V5 helicopter which killed the Head of the General Bipin Defense Staff, his wife and 12 other months.
Tri-Service Requests, Led by Marshal Air Manvendra Singh, has ruled out the main structural failure or technical barriers in twin machine helicopters and all types of sabotage or missile attacks for accidents near coonor in Tamil Nadu on December 8 on December 8 on December 8, Wednesday source.
The accident was technically described as a case of “controlled flight to Medan” in the report and presentation conducted for Defense Minister Rajnath Singh by Air Head of the IAF Marshal V R Chaudhari and Water Marshal Singh on Wednesday, the source added.
Accidents that occur when pilots lose situational awareness and accidentally regarding barriers – land, mountains, trees or water bodies – although in full control of helicopters or planes are called Cfit, as reported by TII before.
Both the Defense Ministry and the IAF did not make a formal statement about the investigation report, refusing to clarify whether the standard operating procedure declined or there was a “error error” in the pilot section.
The source said Chopper MI-17 V5 flew at a low altitude when entering a rolling cloud cover which drastically reduced visibility.
In the process of trying to fly out of the cloud cover, the helicopter crashed into a cliff and crashed into.
Two pilots, Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan and leader of the Kuldeep Singh squadron, both in the category of “Master-Green”, signifies their top rank in terms of flying and experience.
There is no pressure or other call that seems to be made to the land station when the helicopter enters the cloud cover.
Among other steps to increase VVIP flight protocols and SOPs, the investigation report has recommended that the crew on the flight must be a mixture of Master-Green and other categories to ensure they are looking for assistance from land stations if needed.
MI-17 V5 whose bad luck, who had departed from tulur airbase with the treated gene, his wife Madhulika, military adviser Brigadier LS Lidder and the other, fell seven minutes before landing in Wellington Helipad.
The probe also analyzes the black box chopper (flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder) as well as the video filmed by several tourists who show the MI-17 V5 disappears to the cloud before falling.
Ti previously reported that the combination of bad weather and hilly fields on Nilgiri Hill might be the main reason behind the accident.
Flights to Wellington Helipad are carried out based on visual flight rules, which basically means “see and avoid”.